title: Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in an asymptomatic adult.
abstract: Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery is a rare congenital anomaly with a mortality of 90% in the first year of life, if not surgically corrected. Adult presentation of the anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery syndrome is extremely rare but may occur if a well-developed collateral circulation from right coronary artery is present. We present the case of a 22-year-old asymptomatic female with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Cardiology Thoracic Surgery, Hospital São João, Porto, Portugal. rjlclopes@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Pedro Bernardo
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Mário Jorge
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Amorim
authors.forename: Domingos
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.forename: João Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pinho
authors.forename: Maria Júlia
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Maciel
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult